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Sports
Magic Johnson snubbed a lot of qualified black GM candidates by choosing Rob Pelinka
Although the NBA vet made a solid choice, he could have given African-American applicants a much-needed chance
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 2/22/17
Oh, you didn’t know? We got you.
Sports
What’s in a name?: Walt Hazzard’s struggle with Islam & identity in the NBA
How becoming a Muslim shook up the league and changed one player’s life forever
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 11/11/16
Oh, you don’t know? We got you.
Culture
Twenty-five years ago today, Magic Johnson announced he had HIV
Everyone knows or has mourned an Earvin — and everyone knows or mourned a ‘Debra’
Sports
Brandon Ingram just might be the Lakers’ perfect replacement for Kobe Bryant
Replacing a living legend can be tough, but L.A. fans should be optimistic about their prize rookie
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 10/27/16
Oh, you don’t know? We got you.
Sports
Shaq to biological father: ‘I don’t hate you’
As he enters the Hall of Fame, O’Neal finally meets the man who abandoned him as an infant
Culture
‘Shaq Diesel’
An oral history of professional sports’ only platinum album